Gibraltar Masters Wide Open After 4 Rounds

After 4 rounds of the 2013 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters, only 4 players still have a perfect score.

Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem is the only one of the 8 competitors rated above 2700 Elo to achieve a 4/4 score. The others are Nikita Vitiugov of Russia, Dariusz Swiercz of Poland, and Eduardo Iturrizaga of Venezuela.

Melia Salome of Georgia is the leading woman with 3½/4, just ahead of several other women on 3/4 including her compatriot Nana Dzagnidze and former women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria.